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The successes and failures of Kurdistan Regional Government in 2016

When we look back on the achievements, failures and missed opportunities of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in 2016, there are both instances of good governing and grave incompetence that plagues Kurdistan Region’s relative success.

One of its key strengths lays in welcoming refugees and displaced people from conflict-ridden territories in the region. This is particularly the case as Kurdistan Regional Government hosts more than two million IDPs and Refugees, including Christian, Yezidi and other minority groups that were (and still are) under threat by the Islamic State group (also referred to as ISIS/ISIL).

Here are a list of key issues that the government has failed to resolve